Reviewed by Jaglvr for TeensReadToo.com
Henry Arlington is a player. He and his best friends enjoy crashing Sweet Sixteen parties all around Long Island and picking up girls there. He never goes out with a girl again, once he dumps her. So he wasn't prepared for Garrett Lennox. Henry meets Garrett at one such party. She's so different from the other girls, and he breaks one of the rules he and his friends invented...he tells her his real name.
Imagine Henry's surprise when he returns to school only to find Garrett there. Garrett's family has moved from Chicago to New York. Garrett is noticed her first day by none other than the most popular girls at her new school. Garrett knows they are trouble, but she realizes they could make her school year much better. There's only one catch with these girls...for Garrett to be a full- fledged member of their group, she has to get Henry to take her to THE Sweet Sixteen party of the season - and then she has to dump him in front of everyone.
As you can imagine with that scenario, it doesn't go smoothly for either Henry or Garrett. Henry falls hard and fast for Garrett. And Garrett finds Henry endearing. She doesn't want to hurt him, but she needs good girl friends to make the year go well for her.
I enjoyed CRASH TEST LOVE far more than THE DIAMONDS, also by Mr. Michael. However, the two stories are quite different, so that could be the main reason I enjoyed it more. The differing points of view were perfect for the story. The author creates Henry in a way that you want to hate him for being such a player, but he gets under your skin and you really start hoping that everything ends well for both Henry and Garrett.
I took CRASH TEST LOVE to the beach, and it was a perfect distraction for me. It was an easy book to get lost in, and I didn't want it to end.
Henry Arlington is a player. He and his best friends enjoy crashing Sweet Sixteen parties all around Long Island and picking up girls there. He never goes out with a girl again, once he dumps her. So he wasn't prepared for Garrett Lennox. Henry meets Garrett at one such party. She's so different from the other girls, and he breaks one of the rules he and his friends invented...he tells her his real name.
Imagine Henry's surprise when he returns to school only to find Garrett there. Garrett's family has moved from Chicago to New York. Garrett is noticed her first day by none other than the most popular girls at her new school. Garrett knows they are trouble, but she realizes they could make her school year much better. There's only one catch with these girls...for Garrett to be a full- fledged member of their group, she has to get Henry to take her to THE Sweet Sixteen party of the season - and then she has to dump him in front of everyone.
As you can imagine with that scenario, it doesn't go smoothly for either Henry or Garrett. Henry falls hard and fast for Garrett. And Garrett finds Henry endearing. She doesn't want to hurt him, but she needs good girl friends to make the year go well for her.
I enjoyed CRASH TEST LOVE far more than THE DIAMONDS, also by Mr. Michael. However, the two stories are quite different, so that could be the main reason I enjoyed it more. The differing points of view were perfect for the story. The author creates Henry in a way that you want to hate him for being such a player, but he gets under your skin and you really start hoping that everything ends well for both Henry and Garrett.
I took CRASH TEST LOVE to the beach, and it was a perfect distraction for me. It was an easy book to get lost in, and I didn't want it to end.
